Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 31 Making waves (third update)
After everyone commented on Chen Heng's examination paper, they were about to disperse.Another examiner stood up eagerly, and shouted repeatedly: "My lord, don't worry about the bachelor. I also have a good article in my hands, and it may be able to compete for the title of the top of the case."

Wei Yinghong was overjoyed when he heard the words, and couldn't help laughing: "It seems that there are many talented people coming out of this subject. Bring it quickly, bring it quickly."

The examiner was overjoyed and trotted forward the test paper.Wei Yinghong stood in front of everyone, took the article and read it.First he couldn't stop nodding, and then suddenly shook his head.

The examiner was a little puzzled and asked: "My lord, but is there something wrong with this article?"

As an examiner, although there is no reward at all if you can come up with a case leader in your hand, everyone is a scholar, and it is also an interesting thing to tell relatives and friends when you go back.

Wei Yinghong smiled, handed the exam papers to Pei Huaizhen, and said, "One thing is nothing to worry about, Master Pei, please read this article as well."

Not surprisingly, these candidates will all enter Yangzhou Academy in the future.Pei Huaizhen didn't give in either, she just took it as a meeting with these candidates in advance.After taking the article and reading it carefully, he said: "This person has a very good literary talent, the words are gorgeous, and the meaning is reasonable, but the atmosphere is not enough. Ruhai, you should also read this article to see if what the old man said is right or not."

Lin Ruhai put down Chen Heng's article, and took Pei Huaizhen's article. After reading it, he laughed again: "Master Pei, he should be punished to read "Great Learning" more in the future. However, if he can write such an article in the government examination, it is enough to enter the top three. It can be regarded as a talent."

"That's true." Wei Yinghong nodded, then pointed to the two examiners and said, "You also read each other's favorite articles, but don't say that the three of us are playing for personal gain."

The two examiners said they didn't dare, the three people in front of them.Two champions and one Tanhualang.One is a second-rank bachelor, a literary leader known as "North Guo Nan Pei", one is the current prefect, and the other may be the next prefect.

How dare they have any opinions, they just took the article and read it to each other.The examiner who selected Chen Heng also understood Pei Huaizhen and Lin Ruhai's comments after reading the articles selected by his colleagues.

The breaking point of this article lies in the fact that 'everyone has wings.To pluck people's hairs is to solidify one's wish.Pulling out one's own hair is difficult. "

This kind of problem-solving method is also very subtle.After the examiner finished reading, he also felt that his lips and teeth were fragrant.That being the case, why did Pei Huaizhen tell Lin Ruhai that he was not good enough and should read more "University".

The examiner thought about the content of the university in his mind, and immediately figured out why.

The way of a university lies in Ming Mingde, being close to the people, and stopping at the perfection.

After the new king came to the throne, he strongly advocated Mencius's benevolent government, and encouraged the current scholars to apply what they have learned, and take the country and the people of the world as their own responsibility.These words in the article, if said by common people and merchants, are still excusable.But if it is said by a scholar who is interested in officialdom, it is unavoidable.

Compared with this article, although Chen Heng's article is slightly lacking in wording, but in terms of momentum and conception, it really beats the other party by a few blocks.So far, there is no need to dispute the name of the head of the government trial case.

The two examiners looked at each other, they both knew the weight of Chen Heng's article, and they bowed to each other, which was regarded as exposing the matter.He also invited Wei Yinghong to take down the pasted name paper.Everyone knows that the scholar who wrote this article is: Cui Youdao, Xinghua County.

Wei Yinghong put Cui Youdao's and Chen Heng's articles together on the public case, as a recognition of their top three positions, and only waited for the final ranking.After all, it is only a government examination, which is intended to select talents that can be cultivated. The standard is naturally more lenient and inclusive, and it will not be as rigid as the rural examination.

Later, they were asked to wait for an article. Compared with Chen Heng's lofty intentions, Cui Youdao's solution to the topic was subtle.This article is like a cold long knife, chopped bloody on the salt merchants in Yangzhou.

The article details the extravagance and corruption of the salt merchants, and also writes about the fact that I went to the salt merchant's mansion to get 200 taels.This person bluntly said: Ordinary people can only save ten taels of silver if they live frugally for a year.The behavior of the salt merchants is not in line with the poem: Zhumen's wine and meat stinks, and the road is frozen to death.

What about plucking a hair to benefit the world? If I want to say it, I should pluck all their hair and let the world see their fat heads and big ears.

The words in this article are intense and the emotions are high.It happened that this person's writing style was excellent, and he really even scolded people very nicely.Wei Yinghong came to Yangzhou this time to reform the salt administration.As soon as I saw this article, I was very happy, and I cried out in my heart.Putting it in the same position as Cui Youdao's article directly in his heart, it seems that the two of them will compete until the end, and then judge who will be the No.2.

There will be many deficiencies in the future articles, wait until all the test papers have been reviewed.Wei Yinghong sat at the top, looking at the article in his hand, he had to think about the final ranking.

Among them, the name of the chief of the case is needless to say, he will use Chen Heng's article to quarrel with others in the court.But this No.2, he has to think about who to give it to.

Pei Huaizhen sat down with Lin Ruhai, and they drank tea by themselves.This kind of ruling is the prefect's authority.Naturally, the two of them would not intervene.

Wei Yinghong glanced at them and suddenly thought of something.Back then, Mr. Pei assisted His Majesty to ascend the throne, reformed the court system, and acted in a consistent way. In the end, he was falsely accused and ended up returning to his hometown.

When Master Pei left the capital, he and Ru Hai rushed to see him off. At that time, Master Pei told the two upstarts in the officialdom, "Haste makes waste, petty indifference leads to chaos and big schemes. I just didn't consider this point, you two should learn from it in the future."

Thinking of this, Wei Yinghong picked up a pen to write the ranking on the yellow paper, and then took the official seal to stamp it.After finishing the work, the official sent it to take it, and prepared to post it at noon tomorrow.

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Chen Heng was sitting in the inn room. Although it was late at night in the treetops under the moon, but because he had just finished the exam during the day, Chen Heng was still a little excited. He was sitting in the room chatting with Big Brother Chen and Brother Shanxi at the moment.

Because of the government examination, the three of them were under martial law in half of Yangzhou city. During this period of time, they couldn't get any work, so they simply stayed in the inn to raise their bodies.

The people in charge of the conversation were mainly Shanxi cousins, all of whom were surnamed Zhang and belonged to a county under the Hedong Prefecture.Chen Heng had never been to this place in two lifetimes, but when they said that Hedong was the hometown of Guan Erye, Chen Heng immediately regained his spirits, so in ancient times, how important it was for a famous person to be born in his hometown.

The brothers surnamed Zhang first talked to Chen Heng about the local operas in their hometown. They said that every time there is a festival, those opera singers will show their unique skills: Shaozi Gong, Chair Gong, playing paper banners, etc. They speak vividly, and most of their words are nostalgia for their hometown.

Chen Heng couldn't help asking how long it had been since they went back.

Brother Zhang raised his hand and made a gesture of three.

His younger brother continued from the side: Our county is full of mountains, and when you open the windows, you can see them all. It looks like Yangzhou Mansion, and you can't see the end at a glance.When the Lin family troupe in the east of the city sang operas, they still said that the distant mountains were like Daisy.

If they like mountains so much, they can come to our county to have a look.The mountain road with nine bends and eighteen bends also allows them to see and walk as much as they want.

Big brother Chen also responded: "Where can we go in Zhejiang? Chen Xiaolang, you don't know. Before I came all the way to Yangzhou, I have never seen what a thousand miles of fertile soil looks like... hey."

After hearing what they said, Chen Heng was also emotional. He didn't know that farming in their hometown was so difficult, so he had to take out a piece of paper and write down the situation in their hometown, such as the famous mountains and rivers, the number of fertile fields, etc., and it was all to gain some knowledge for himself.

Chen Qi was on the side but listened with gusto. The old farmer didn't know much about the mountains, but he just found what the three of them said interesting, and he had never heard of these places before, so he was very interested.

Let me tell a joke here, Chen Qi's luck is really good.When Henger took the county test for the first time, he was told that Henger was just going to practice, and he was only nervous for a while in the first few days.This time I came to take part in the government examination, and was told by Heng'er that I affirmed it.

Accompanying him to the examination room twice, Chen Qi was actually much more relaxed than most people.So much so that he can pamper Chen Heng now, sitting in the room without sleeping and chatting with travelers.

Everyone was talking vigorously, when Xiaoer's voice suddenly came from outside the door, asking: "Is Chen Qi from Taixing County here? Are there people from your village looking for you outside the inn?"

It's strange, it's already midnight, how come there are people from Shanxi Village?

Chen Qi had a lot of experience in life, and suddenly something bad happened in his heart.On the mouth, he smiled at his son: "It must be your grandma who is worried, and asked someone to bring us a message. Dad will come back as soon as he goes."

Chen Heng did not suspect him, and continued to chat with Brother Chen and the others.Chen Qi walked out of the inn all the way, and saw at the door that the visitor was none other than Zhang Sange from the same village.

Chen Qi saw that he was sweating profusely and looked anxious, and immediately panicked: "But what happened to my parents?"

"Neither, it's Huaijin." Brother Zhang San was an honest man, tremblingly said, "He killed someone and was put in prison by the county magistrate."

Hearing this, Chen Qi's complexion immediately turned pale, and he felt a sudden blackness in front of his eyes, he finally stood still, and didn't know what to say for a moment.Thinking that his son's house exam has already started, he hurriedly said to Third Brother Zhang: "You must not leak this matter in front of Heng'er. Let's find another place to talk, and you can sleep directly in my room tonight."

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When Chen Qi brought Zhang San back into the house, Chen Heng couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw the visitor, so he hurriedly got up and said hello: "Uncle San, what's the matter at home?"

Zhang San and Chen Qi had been talking to each other for a long time, now he said with a smile: "That's right, your mother is pregnant again. Before I came to Yangzhou, your grandma entrusted me to tell you, and it also made you father and son happy."

"Really?!" Chen Heng was overjoyed when he heard the words, and laughed loudly: "So, I will have younger brothers and sisters."

"Then do you want a younger brother or a younger sister?" Chen Qi made fun of his son with a serious face on purpose.

"Ducheng, it's the younger brother, so I'll teach him to study with Double Happiness. If it's the younger sister, hahahaha, I'll make money to buy her rouge." Chen Heng clapped his hands and laughed, "Father, our family can be regarded as Double Happiness."

Chen Qi snorted lightly, noncommittal, but seemed very 'satisfied'.

　I seem to have caught a cold, I vomited, I don't know if it was from the air conditioner on the train.I said why did I have such a headache yesterday, and when I woke up in the morning, my face was flushed and my throat was sore.Back it up
　　
　
(End of this chapter)